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Tutoring Supports Available
The Ontario Ministry of Education has provided funding to support community based tutoring opportunities for students. This year Upper Grand DSB will be working with The Grove, Streams Community Hubs, The Learning Disabilities Association & Reading Rocks Program, and Tutor Bright.
The Grove Tutoring (ages 12-26 tutoring support)
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We will miss Mrs. Osborne!
I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ms. Osborne for receiving a full-time EA position at one school!!
We will miss you and were fortunate to have you as part of our EA Team!
Wishing you all the best!!
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Treaties Recognition Week ~November 6-12
Treaties Recognition Week is held annually during the first week of November. This year, the week will
take place from November 6 – 12, 2022. The annual event honours the importance of treaties and during this time our students will learn more about treaty rights and relationships. By learning more about our collective treaty
rights and …
November 2022 Newsletter
In October, students participated in International Walk to School Day and Take Me Outside Day. We also celebrated ECE Appreciation Day. Our cross-country running team represented our school proudly in the annual meet, as did our soccer enthusiasts who enjoyed their …
Post Pandemic Mental Health
Please see the attached flyer regarding an opportunity for parents to attend a virtual presentation entitled “Moving Forward: Post Pandemic Mental Health” hosted in partnership by the Upper Grand’s PIC along with CMHA and Wellington Catholic DSB on November 8th featuring Kevin Cameron, the Executive Director of the Centre for Trauma Informed Practices. Registration details can be …
Parents/Guardians invited to free webinar: Post-pandemic Mental Health
Parents/guardians are invited to join a free webinar in November on post-pandemic mental health.
Join Kevin Cameron as he shares information and strategies relating to post-pandemic mental health for adults and children.
A survey by CMHA Ontario showed that nearly half (48 per cent) of Ontarians say their mental health has worsened over the past two …
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Download school ventilation reports from the UGDSB website
The Upper Grand District School Board continues to make board and school-based ventilation reports available in the 2022-23 school year.
The board report and each school report is available for download on the UGDSB website at www.ugdsb.ca/ventilationreport.
To access a specific school report:
Download the full report (Microsoft Excel document)
Click on the tab …
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Halloween Celebrations ~October 31st
As we prepare for Halloween, we are inviting students to wear their costumes or wear black and/or orange if they choose. We are reminding families of their responsibility to ensure that they avoid using identities and cultures as costumes. This includes appropriative costumes/cultural stereotypes (e.g. cultural garments), black/brown face, transphobic costumes (e.g. man dressed …